Argentina
- Messi39', 90+5'
Full Time
Austria
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Argentina
4-4-2 · Starting XI
Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Messi
Starting XI · 4-4-2
- 23Emiliano Martínez
- 6Lisandro Martínez
- 13Christian Romero
- 25Facundo Medina
- 26Nahuel Molina
Atletico Madrid
- 7Rodrigo de Paul
Inter Miami
- 16Thiago Almada
- 20Alexis Mac Allister
Liverpool
- 24Enzo Fernández
- 10Lionel MessiC
Inter Miami
- 22Lautaro Martínez
Substitutions
- 57'
↑Nicolás Otamendi
↓Christian Romero
- 65'
↑Julián Álvarez
↓Thiago Almada
- 65'
↑Nicolás González
↓Lautaro Martínez
- 82'
↑Leandro Paredes
↓Rodrigo de Paul
- 82'
↑Nicolás Tagliafico
↓Facundo Medina
Bench15
- 1Juan Musso
- 12Géronimo Rulli
- 2Marcos Senesi
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico
- 4Gonzalo Montiel
- 19Nicolás Otamendi
- 5Leandro Paredes
- 8Valentin Barco
- 11Giovani Lo Celso
- 14Exequiel Palacios
- 18Nico Paz
- 9Julián Álvarez
- 15Nicolás González
- 17Giuliano Simeone
- 21José Manuel López
Austria
4-2-3-1 · Starting XI
Ralf Rangnick
Marcel Sabitzer
Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 1Alexander Schlager
- 3Kevin Danso
Tottenham Hotspur
- 5Stefan Posch
Como
- 8David Alaba
- 20Konrad Laimer
Bayern Munich
- 4Xaver Schlager
- 6Nicolas Seiwald
- 9Marcel SabitzerC
Borussia Dortmund
- 18Romano Schmid
Werder Bremen
- 24Paul Wanner
- 11Michael Gregoritsch
SC Freiburg
Substitutions
- 68'
↑Alexander Prass
↓Stefan Posch
- 68'
↑Marko Arnautovic
↓Paul Wanner
- 68'
↑Marco Friedl
↓David Alaba
- 78'
↑Patrick Wimmer
↓Romano Schmid
- 85'
↑Carney Chukwuemeka
↓Michael Gregoritsch
Bench15
- 12Florian Wiegele
- 13Patrick Pentz
- 2David Affengruber
- 15Philipp Lienhart
- 16Philipp Mwene
- 23Marco Friedl
- 25Michael Svoboda
- 10Florian Grillitsch
- 17Carney Chukwuemeka
- 19Dejan Ljubicic
- 22Alexander Prass
- 26Alessandro Schöpf
- 7Marko Arnautovic
- 14Saša Kalajdžić
- 21Patrick Wimmer
Goal Timeline
2 goals- 39'⚽1 - 0
Lionel Messi
Assist: Facundo Medina
- 90+5'⚽2 - 0
Lionel Messi
Bookings
4- 41'
Stefan PoschAustria
- 67'
Konrad LaimerAustria
- 76'
Facundo MedinaArgentina
- 90'
Leandro ParedesArgentina
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeAmin OmarEgypt
- Assistant Referee 1Mahmoud Abo El RegalEgypt
- Assistant Referee 2Ahmed HossamEgypt
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaIn match | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹AustriaIn match | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇯🇴Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Dallas Stadium
(AT&T Stadium)
Match #43 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Dallas Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Capacity 80,000 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone13:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)10:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)18:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)19:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)14:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)14:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)02:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)03:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)18:00 GMT+1